SanDisk SSD PLUS 500GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk SSD PLUS 500GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SanDisk
44 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2

Samsung 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2

Samsung
88 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
SanDisk
80
Samsung
91
Workstation
SanDisk
39
Samsung
91
Gaming
SanDisk
38
Samsung
90
Console
SanDisk
19
Samsung
89
Laptop
SanDisk
51
Samsung
79
Portable
SanDisk
12
Samsung
24

Specifications

SanDisk SSD PLUSSamsung 1TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
500
1,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4PCIe 5.0
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation35★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
2,400
14,700
Sequential Write (MB/s)
3,000
13,300
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,850,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,600,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Controller—In-House Controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
600
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)—5★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

SanDisk SSD PLUS 500GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong social proof (77th percentile)
  • Strong affordability (72nd percentile)
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average capacity (27th percentile)

Samsung 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2

  • Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)

Pricing

SanDisk SSD PLUS 500GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 1TB SSD

Scores 88 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 18 specs.

Samsung 1TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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